(a) In applying for designation as an enterprise zone, the applying county may propose local incentives, including, but not limited to:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 209E-12

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Enterprise zone: means an area nominated by, and within the jurisdiction of, a county government, and subsequently declared by the governor to be eligible for the benefits of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 209E-2
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
(1) Reduction of permit fees;
(2) Reduction of user fees; and
(3) Reduction of real property taxes.
(b) The application also may contain proposals for regulatory flexibility, including, but not limited to:

(1) Special zoning districts;
(2) Permit process reform;
(3) Exemptions from local ordinances; and
(4) Other public incentives proposed in the locality’s application, which shall be binding upon the locality upon designation of the enterprise zone.
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